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Where Does The Last Name Deka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Deka (Bengali: ডেকা, Hindi: डेका, Marathi: डेका, Oriya: େଡକା, Russian: Дека, Tibetan: དི་ཀ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Déka. For other potential spellings of Deka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 1,176^th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,063 people. Deka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Deka reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Deka is also the 21,093^rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 42,624 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 439,289 people, or 1 in 1,746. In India Deka is most numerous in: Assam, where 99 percent are found, Arunachal Pradesh, where 0 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.

Deka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Deka last name is chiefly Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Deka surname are 13.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.95% less than the national average, earning R 121,308 per year; in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.21% less than the national average, earning $33,182 CAD per year.